A concise introduction to the greatest questions of modern cosmology. What came before the big bang? How will the universe evolve into the future? Will there be a big crunch? Questions like these have no definitive answers, but there are many contending theories. In A Little Book about the Big Bang,
A Little Book about the Big Bang
β Scribed by Tony Rothman
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Year
- 2022
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 239
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Tony Rothman offers a primer on the science of the big bang and the questions we still canβt answer about the origins of the universe. Enlisting thoughtful analogies and a step-by-step approach, Rothman guides readers through dark matter, dark energy, quantum gravity, and other topics atβand beyondβthe cutting edge of cosmology.
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